# Checkov: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 4 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/checkov

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 4 |
| [Cloud-native application protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-native-application-protection/index.md) | 0% | 22 | 0% | 3 |
| [Application security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 50 | 0% | 1 |
| [Static application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/static-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Offers a free community tier for scanning Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud posture via CI/CD pipelines." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CSPM)
- "Combine open-source tools (Prowler + Checkov) with the free Microsoft offering." (MiniMax M2.5, CSPM)
- "Prowler + Kubescape + Checkov + Cloud Custodian for multi-cloud at $0 license" (Muse Glimmer 30B, CNAPP)
- "An OSS stack of Prowler + Kubescape + Checkov + Cloud Custodian" (Muse Glimmer 30B, CSPM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Checkov, from 17 of the 22 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 8
- github.com: 8
- csoonline.com: 7
- guideflow.com: 5
- qovery.com: 5
- safeguard.sh: 5
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 5
- intruder.io: 4
- aikido.dev: 3
- appsecsanta.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://qovery.com/blog/cloud-governance-tools-gcp-azure-audit-remediate-without-platform-team: 5
- https://csoonline.com/article/573629/cnapp-buyers-guide-top-tools-compared.html: 4
- https://csoonline.com/article/657138/how-to-choose-the-best-cloud-security-posture-management-tools.html: 3
- https://expertinsights.com/application-security/the-top-cloud-native-application-protection-platforms-cnapps: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/cloud-native-application-protection-platform-cnapp/small-business: 3
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-Cloud-Native-Application-Protection-Platform: 3
- https://intruder.io/blog/8-best-cspm-tools: 3
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/best-cnapp-vendors: 3

## In its own words

What Checkov's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Policy-as-code for everyone (https://checkov.io/)
- For: developers using Terraform, Terraform plan, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, ARM Templates, Serverless, Helm, and AWS CDK (https://checkov.io/)

## What it publishes

Every page checkov.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 6 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.